Toys & Children’s Products

As long-time members of the Toy Industry Association of America, the HQTS family of companies has long been committed to ensuring the safety, reliability and compliance of children’s products.

Since toys became highly regulated throughout the world, with these frequently updated, it is imperative that manufacturers, buyers, and retailers comply and stay current with the increasingly rigid and complex regulations. Our comprehensive quality control inspections and toy testing services help you ensure compliance with regulatory requirements as well as your own safety, functionality, and usability specifications.

HQTS is accredited and certified for testing toys and children’s products for compliance against the EU Toy Safety Directive (EN 71); the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), and California Proposition 65; the China GB, ISO and CCC; ASTM F963, and many others.

Our specialized scientific and engineering staff can provide you with up-to-date technical guidance, quality assurance guidelines, and import export compliance evaluation and testing against all major market regularity requirements.

News

On December 12, 2018, ECHA issued a notice to conduct public consultation on the amendment of annex XIV of REACH Regulation to the list of four phthalates authorized for their endocrine disrupting properties. The deadline for comments is 12 March 2019. The information of the four phthalates is as follows: These four phthalates have previously …Continue reading